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  1. Why Do Low-Educated Workers Invest Less in Further Training?
    Author: Fouarge, Didier; Schils, Trudie; Grip, Andries de
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH, Bonn

  2. IQ? EQ? SQ!
    spirituelle Intelligenz - das unentdeckte Potenzial
    Author: Zohar, Danah; Marshall, Ian
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Kamphausen, Bielefeld

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    Language: German
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9783899012637
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    RVK Categories: QP 342
    DDC Categories: 100; 300; 650
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Series: Inspire!
    Subjects: Intelligenz; Wirtschaftsethik; Motivation; Soziales Kapital; Organisationsverhalten; Unternehmenskultur; Unternehmensethik; Corporate Social Responsibility; Spiritualität
    Scope: 253 S., graph. Darst., 22 cm
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  3. Intellektuellen-Status und intellektuelle Kontroversen im Kontext der Wiedervereinigung
    Author: Emmerich, Wolfgang; Probst, Lothar
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main

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    Subjects: Intelligenz; Wiedervereinigung <Deutschland>; Antifaschismus; Deutschland <DDR>; Wiedervereinigung; Antifaschismus; Geistesleben; Literatur
    Other subjects: Emmerich, Wolfgang (1941-)
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    In: Materialien und Ergebnisse aus Forschungsprojekten des Institutes / Institut für Kulturwissenschaftliche Deutschlandstudien an der Universität Bremen (FB 10) ; H. 4, Bremen : Inst. für Kulturwiss. Deutschlandstudien, November 1993
  4. Do older workers earn more than they deserve?
    Author: Romeu Gordo, Laura; Mertens, Antje
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen, Berlin

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    Series: Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen ; 51
    Subjects: Ältere Arbeitskräfte; Betriebszugehörigkeit; Arbeitsproduktivität; Intelligenz; Schätzung; Deutschland
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  5. Dzienniki 1956-1963 /
    Author: Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław
    Published: 2010.
    Publisher:  Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik",, Warszawa :

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    Contributor: Gronczewski, Andrzej (Przedm.); Papieska, Agnieszka (Oprac.); Papieski, Robert (Oprac.); Romaniuk, Radosław (Oprac.)
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9788307031132; 9788307032139
    Series: Dzienniki / Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz ; pod red. Andrzeja Gronczewskiego ;
    Subjects: Pisarze polscy; Eliten; Intelligenz; Literatur; Polen
    Other subjects: Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław
    Scope: 660, [4] s., [8] s. tabl. :, il. ;, 21 cm.
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  6. Dzienniki 1911-1955 /
    Author: Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław
    Published: 2010.
    Publisher:  Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik",, Warszawa :

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    Contributor: Gronczewski, Andrzej (Red.); Papieska, Agnieszka (Oprac.); Papieski, Robert (Oprac.)
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    ISBN: 9788307032252; 9788307032269
    Edition: Wyd. 2.
    Series: Dzienniki / Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz ; pod. red. Andrzeja Gronczewskiego ;
    Subjects: Pisarze polscy; Eliten; Intelligenz; Literatur; Polen
    Other subjects: Iwaszkiewicz, Jarosław
    Scope: 574, [2] s., [16] s. tabl. :, il. ;, 21 cm.
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  7. Do older workers earn more than they deserve
    Author: Romeu Gordo, Laura; Mertens, Antje
    Published: 2010

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    Format: Online
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    DDC Categories: 330
    Series: DZA Diskussionspapiere ; Bd. 51
    Subjects: Ältere Arbeitnehmerin; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Betriebszugehörigkeit; Arbeitsproduktivität; Intelligenz; Schätzung
    Other subjects: (stw)Ältere Arbeitskräfte; (stw)Betriebszugehörigkeit; (stw)Arbeitsproduktivität; (stw)Intelligenz; (stw)Schätzung; (stw)Deutschland; (thesoz)Arbeit; (thesoz)Produktivität; (thesoz)Lohnunterschied; (thesoz)älterer Arbeitnehmer; (thesoz)Analyse; (thesoz)Daten; (thesoz)Humankapital; (thesoz)Lohn; Graue Literatur
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  8. Estimating the technology of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation
    Author: Cunha, Flávio; Heckman, James J.; Schennach, Susanne M.
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH, Bonn

  9. Do older workers earn more than they deserve?
    Author: Romeu Gordo, Laura; Mertens, Antje
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  DZA, Berlin

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    DDC Categories: 330
    Series: Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen e.V. ; Nr. 51
    Subjects: Ältere Arbeitnehmerin; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Betriebszugehörigkeit; Arbeitsproduktivität; Intelligenz; Schätzung
    Other subjects: (stw)Ältere Arbeitskräfte; (stw)Betriebszugehörigkeit; (stw)Arbeitsproduktivität; (stw)Intelligenz; (stw)Schätzung; (stw)Deutschland; (thesoz)Arbeit; (thesoz)Produktivität; (thesoz)Lohnunterschied; (thesoz)älterer Arbeitnehmer; (thesoz)Analyse; (thesoz)Daten; (thesoz)Humankapital; (thesoz)Lohn; Graue Literatur
    Scope: 30 S., graph. Darst., 30 cm
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  10. The effect of tracking students by ability into different schools
    a natural experiment
    Author: Guyon, Nina; Maurin, Eric; McNally, Sandra
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milano

    The tracking of pupils by ability into elite and non-elite schools represents a controversial policy in many countries. There is no consensus on how large the elite track should be and little agreement on the effects of any further increase in its... more

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    The tracking of pupils by ability into elite and non-elite schools represents a controversial policy in many countries. There is no consensus on how large the elite track should be and little agreement on the effects of any further increase in its size. This paper presents a natural experiment where the increase in the size of the elite track was followed by a significant improvement in average educational outcomes. This experiment provides a rare opportunity to isolate the overall effect of allowing entry to the elite track for a group that was previously only at the margin of being admitted. -- Education ; Tracking ; Selection

     
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    Series: Array ; 152.2010
    Subjects: Bildungsverhalten; Schulauswahl; Elite; Intelligenz; Experiment; Bildungsertrag; Nordirland
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  11. How much do educational outcomes matter in OECD countries?
    Author: Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger
    Published: 2010

    Existing growth research provides little explanation for the very large differences in long-run growth performance across OECD countries. We show that cognitive skills can account for growth differences within the OECD, whereas a range of economic... more

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    Existing growth research provides little explanation for the very large differences in long-run growth performance across OECD countries. We show that cognitive skills can account for growth differences within the OECD, whereas a range of economic institutions and quantitative measures of tertiary education cannot. Under the growth model estimates and plausible projection parameters, school improvements falling within currently observed performance levels yield very large gains. The present value of OECD aggregate gains through 2090 could be as much as $275 trillion, or 13.8 percent of the discounted value of future GDP. Extensive sensitivity analyses indicate that, while differences between model frameworks and alternative parameter choices make a difference, the economic impact of improved educational outcomes remains enormous. Interestingly, the quantitative difference between an endogenous and neoclassical model framework - with improved skills affecting the long-run growth rate versus just the steady-state income level - matters less than academic discussions suggest. We close by discussing evidence on which education policy reforms may be able to bring about the simulated improvements in educational outcomes. -- education ; growth ; OECD ; cognitive skills ; projection

     
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    Series: NBER working paper series ; 16515
    Subjects: Bildungsinvestition; Bildungsertrag; Intelligenz; Humankapital; Wirtschaftswachstum; Nationaleinkommen; Prognose; OECD-Staaten
    Scope: 46, [19] S., graph. Darst.
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  12. Quality of social networks and educational investment decisions
    Author: Zuluaga, André Blanca
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Center for Economic Studies, Leuven

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    Series: Discussion paper series / Center for Economic Studies ; 10.29
    Subjects: Soziales Netzwerk; Bildungsinvestition; Schule; Intelligenz; Belgien
    Scope: Online-Ressource (30 S.), graph. Darst.
  13. The role early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Inst. for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala

    Serious life events, such as the loss or the onset of a chronic condition may influence cognitive functioning. We examine whether the cognitive impact of such events is stronger if conditions very early in life were adverse, using Dutch lnogitudinal... more

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    Serious life events, such as the loss or the onset of a chronic condition may influence cognitive functioning. We examine whether the cognitive impact of such events is stronger if conditions very early in life were adverse, using Dutch lnogitudinal data of older persons. We exploit exogenous variation in early-life conditions as generated by the business. -- Cognitive functioning ; business cycle ; bereavement ; developmental origins ; retirement ; health ; long-run effects ; pension ; dementia

     
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    Series: Working paper / IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation ; 2010,10
    Subjects: Intelligenz; Gesundheit; Lebensverlauf; Schock; Konjunktur; Niederlande
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  14. Why do low-educated workers invest less in further training?
    Author: Fouarge, Didier; Schils, Trudie; Grip, Andries de
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organizations, Maastricht

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    Series: METEOR / Maastricht research school of Economics of Technology and Organizations ; 10/058
    Subjects: Bildungsertrag; Ungelernte Arbeitskräfte; Weiterbildung; Intelligenz; Niederlande
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  15. Financial knowledge and financial literacy at the household level
    Author: Gustman, Alan L.; Steinmeier, Thomas L.; Tabatabai, Nahid
    Published: 2010

    "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. This paper uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to explore the mechanism that... more

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    "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. This paper uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to explore the mechanism that underlies the robust relation found in the literature between cognitive ability, and in particular numeracy, and wealth, income constant. We have a number of findings. First, the more valuable the pension, the more knowledgeable are covered workers about their pensions. We suggest that causality is more likely to run from pension wealth to pension knowledge, rather than the other way around. Second, most measures of cognitive ability, including numeracy, are not significant determinants of pension and Social Security knowledge. Third, standardizing for incomes and other factors, a pension of higher value does not substitute for other forms of wealth. Rather, counting pensions in total wealth, those with more valuable pensions save more for retirement, other things the same. Fourth, there is no evidence that wealth held outside of pensions is influenced by knowledge of pensions. In sum, numeracy does not influence wealth in whole or in part by affecting financial knowledge of one's pension plan, where financial knowledge of the pension then influences other decisions about retirement saving.These findings raise questions about the mechanism that underlies the relation between cognition, especially numeracy, and wealth. From a policy perspective, they suggest that the numeracy-wealth relation should not be taken as evidence that increasing financial literacy will increase the wealth of households as they enter into retirement"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site

     
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    Series: NBER working paper series ; 16500
    Subjects: Privater Haushalt; Arbeitskräfte; Intelligenz; Wissen; Altersvorsorge; Vermögen; USA
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  16. The benefits of breastfeeding across the early years of childhood
    Author: Belfield, Clive R.; Kelly, Inas Rashad
    Published: 2010

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    "The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. The choice to breastfeed rather than formula-feed an infant as well as the duration of doing so has been scrutinized in more recent times. Yet, key identification issues remain to be resolved, including the array of possible child development benefits, the optimal intensity of breastfeeding versus formula- feeding, and the possibility of confounding with other inputs that promote child health. This study uses the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey - Birth Cohort to explore the causal effect of breastfeeding on development across the early years of childhood. We examine a range of health, physical, and cognitive outcomes and relate these to a set of breastfeeding and formula-feeding intensities. Adjusting for a very extensive set of potential confounding factors that also promote child development, our empirical method uses simultaneous equations models and propensity score measures to understand the link between breastfeeding and child outcomes. Our results indicate that breastfeeding and not formula-feeding at birth are associated with increased probabilities of being in excellent health at 9 months. Furthermore, they are protective against obesity and improve cognitive outcomes at 24 months and 54 months. Breastfeeding for 6 months or more increases motor scores at 9 months"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site

     
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    Series: NBER working paper series ; 16496
    Subjects: Mütter; Kinder; Ernährung; Gesundheit; Intelligenz; USA
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  17. Measuring the effects of segregation in the presence of social spillovers
    a nonparametric approach
    Author: Graham, Bryan S.; Imbens, Guido; Ridder, Geert
    Published: 2010

    "In this paper we nonparametrically analyze the effects of reallocating individuals across social groups in the presence of social spillovers. Individuals are either 'high' or 'low' types. Own outcomes may vary with the fraction of high types in... more

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    "In this paper we nonparametrically analyze the effects of reallocating individuals across social groups in the presence of social spillovers. Individuals are either 'high' or 'low' types. Own outcomes may vary with the fraction of high types in one's social group. We characterize the average outcome and inequality effects of small increases in segregation by type. We also provide a measure of average spillover strength. We generalize the setup used by Benabou (1996) and others to study sorting in the presence of social spillovers by incorporating unobserved individual- and group-level heterogeneity. We relate our reallocation estimands to this theory. For each estimand we provide conditions for nonparametric identification, propose estimators, and characterize their large sample properties. We also consider the social planner's problem. We illustrate our approach by studying the effects of sex segregation in classrooms on mathematics achievement"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site

     
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    Series: NBER working paper series ; 16499
    Subjects: Soziale Gruppe; Intelligenz; Segregation; Spillover-Effekt; Geschlecht; Mathematik; USA
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  18. Ability transmission, endogenous fertility, and educational subsidy
    Author: Oguro, Kazumasa; Oshio, Takashi; Takahata, Junichiro
    Published: 2010-08
    Publisher:  Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo

    The original version of this paper was presented at the Investigative Meeting of RIETI Discussion Paper on April 5, 2010 more

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    The original version of this paper was presented at the Investigative Meeting of RIETI Discussion Paper on April 5, 2010

     
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    Series: PIE - CIS discussion paper ; 482
    Subjects: Intelligenz; Generationengerechtigkeit; Kinderbetreuung; Familienleistungsausgleich; Bildungspolitik; Wirtschaftswachstum; Verteilungsgerechtigkeit; Simulation
    Other subjects: Array; Array; Array
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  19. The economics of international differences in educational achievement
    Author: Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Stanford Inst. for Economic Policy Research, Stanford, Calif.

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    Series: SIEPR discussion paper ; 09,13
    Subjects: Bildungsniveau; Intelligenz; Humankapital; Bildungsökonomik; Institutionenökonomik; Vergleich; Welt
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  20. Do older workers earn more than they deserve?
    Author: Romeu Gordo, Laura; Mertens, Antje
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen, Berlin

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    Series: Diskussionspapiere / Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen ; 51
    Subjects: Ältere Arbeitskräfte; Betriebszugehörigkeit; Arbeitsproduktivität; Intelligenz; Schätzung; Deutschland
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  21. Handedness, health and cognitive development
    evidence from children in the NLSY
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    Using data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and fitting family fixed-effects models of child health and cognitive development, we test if left-handed children do significantly worse than their right-handed counterparts. The health... more

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    Using data from the US National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, and fitting family fixed-effects models of child health and cognitive development, we test if left-handed children do significantly worse than their right-handed counterparts. The health measures cover both physical and mental health, and the cognitive development test scores span (1) Memory, (2) Vocabulary, (3) Mathematics, (4) Reading and (5) Comprehension. We find that while left-handed children have a significantly higher probability of suffering an injury needing medical attention, there is no difference in their experience of illness or poor mental health. We also find that left-handed children have significantly lower cognitive development test scores than right-handed children for all areas of development with the exception of reading. Moreover, the left-handedness disadvantage is larger for boys than girls, and remains roughly constant as children grow older for most outcomes. We also find that the probability of a child being left-handed is not related to the socioeconomic characteristics of the family, such as income or maternal education. All these results tend to support a difference in brain functioning or neurological explanation for handedness differentials rather than one based on left-handed children living in a right-handed world. -- Handedness ; children ; health ; cognitive development ; family fixed-effects

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 4774
    Subjects: Kinder; Intelligenz; Familiensoziologie; USA
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  22. No country for fat men?
    obesity, earnings, skills, and health among 450,000 Swedish men
    Author: Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; Rooth, Dan-Olof
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which the association arises. Using rich and unique data on 450,000 Swedish men enlisting for the... more

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    The negative association between obesity and labor market outcomes has been widely documented, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which the association arises. Using rich and unique data on 450,000 Swedish men enlisting for the military, we find that the crude obesity penalty in earnings, which amounts to about 18 percent, is linked to supply-side characteristics that are associated with both earnings and obesity. In particular, we show that the penalty reflects negative associations between obesity, on the one hand, and cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and physical fitness, on the other. Our results suggest that employers use obesity as a marker for skill limitations in order to statistically discriminate. -- Obesity ; overweight ; earnings ; cognitive ability ; non-cognitive ability ; health ; physical fitness

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 4775
    Subjects: Körpergewicht; Männer; Lohnstruktur; Qualifikation; Intelligenz; Schweden
    Scope: Online-Ressource (38 S.), graph. Darst.
  23. The role of early-life conditions in the cognitive decline due to adverse events later in life
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  IZA, Bonn

    Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits.... more

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    Cognitive functioning of elderly individuals may be affected by events such as the loss of a (grand)child or partner or the onset of a serious chronic condition, and by negative economic shocks such as job loss or the reduction of pension benefits. It is conceivable that the impact of such events is stronger if conditions early in life were adverse. In this paper we address this using a Dutch longitudinal database that follows elderly individuals for more than 15 years and contains information on demographics, socio-economic conditions, life events, health, and cognitive functioning. We exploit exogenous variation in early-life conditions as generated by the business cycle. We also examine to what extent the cumulative effect of consecutive shocks later in life exceeds the sum of the separate effects, and whether economic and health shocks later in life reinforce each other in their effect on cognitive functioning. -- Cognitive functioning ; business cycle ; bereavement ; developmental origins ; retirement ; health ; long-run effects ; dementia

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit ; 4780
    Subjects: Intelligenz; Gesundheit; Lebensverlauf; Schock; Konjunktur; Niederlande
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  24. Mutter-Kind-Interaktion im Säuglingsalter, Familienumgebung und Entwicklung früher kognitiver und nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten
    eine prospektive Studie
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  ZEW, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim

    In der vorliegenden Studie wird anhand von Daten einer prospektiven Längsschnittstudie (Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie) untersucht, welchen Beitrag die Qualität der Mutter-Kind-Interaktion (MKI) im Säuglingsalter zur Vorhersage kognitiver (IQ) und... more

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    In der vorliegenden Studie wird anhand von Daten einer prospektiven Längsschnittstudie (Mannheimer Risikokinderstudie) untersucht, welchen Beitrag die Qualität der Mutter-Kind-Interaktion (MKI) im Säuglingsalter zur Vorhersage kognitiver (IQ) und nicht-kognitiver Fähigkeiten (Persistenz) bis zum Vorschulalter leistet. Dazu wird ein ökonometrisches Modell verwendet, das zusätzlich zu den durch Verhaltensbeobachtung gewonnenen MKI-Maßen die psychosoziale und organische Risikobelastung bei Geburt, die sozio-emotionale Familienumgebung und das Haushaltseinkommen enthält. Sowohl Merkmale der Mutter (Feinfühligkeit) als auch Merkmale des Kindes (Reaktivität) tragen bedeutsam zur Prognose des IQ und der Persistenz bei. Der Erklärungswert der Interaktionsvariablen wird durch die anderen Einflussfaktoren nur teilweise eingeschränkt. -- Frühe Mutter-Kind-Interaktion ; mütterliche Feinfühligkeit ; Reaktivität des Kindes ; Geburtsrisiken ; psychosoziale Risiken ; Intelligenzentwicklung ;Familienumgebung

     
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    Language: German
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    Series: Discussion paper / ZEW ; 10-041
    Subjects: Kinder; Intelligenz; Mütter; Familiensoziologie; Sozialpsychologie; Schätzung; Deutschland
    Scope: Online-Ressource (20 S.), Ill.
  25. The GED
    Author: Heckman, James J.; Humphries, John Eric; Mader, Nicolas S.
    Published: 2010

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    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    Series: NBER working paper series ; 16064
    Subjects: Bildungsertrag; Allgemeinbildende Schule; Absolventen; Hochschule; Abbrecher; Intelligenz; USA; Kanada
    Scope: 67 S., graph. Darst.
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    Parallel als Online-Ausg. erschienen